2008 news releases
| The trucking industry operates 24/7, 365 days a year, delivering to hospitals and other essential services. This means some drivers end up on the road over the holidays, rather than being with their families. Volvo Trucks North America salutes these drivers and will show its appreciation by providing them a free holiday dinner on Christmas Eve.
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| Volvo Trucks’ customers love to talk about their trucks. And why not? They love the trucks’ smooth and quiet ride, safety, power, fuel economy and great looks. Now they can easily reach like-minded Volvo enthusiasts via www.volvotruckscommunity.com, a special website developed by Volvo Trucks North America.
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| Volvo Trucks North America has launched a large-scale program to remanufacture diesel particulate filters (DPF). The program will operate out of the Middletown Remanufacturing Center (MRC) in Middletown, Pa.
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| Innovative intelligent transportation systems (ITS) from Volvo Group are improving highway safety, reducing emissions and fuel consumption, and increasing overall commercial vehicle efficiency and productivity. A number of these systems will be showcased by Volvo under the theme of “Connected Truck” during the 15th World Congress on ITS in New York, November 16-20, 2008 (www.itsworldcongress.org). |
| Volvo Trucks North America now offers the legendary Volvo D12 series engines as a North American remanufactured product. Remanufacturing the Volvo D12 in this market offers customers increased availability, faster delivery times and a significantly lower cost. The Volvo Reman Basic Engine delivers the premium reliability, durability and performance of all Volvo engines, backed with a two-year/unlimited mileage warranty. |
| Volvo Trucks North America again demonstrated a commitment to safety by announcing it will continue to sponsor America’s Road Team in 2009. Volvo Trucks is the sole sponsor of the program, which is the premier national highway safety outreach program for the trucking industry and is run by the American Trucking Associations. The announcement was made today at ATA’s annual meeting in New Orleans.
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| College education is a dream for many students and their parents. Volvo Trucks North America will help three students pay for that dream through its “Volvo Trucks Great Minds” scholarships. The one-year scholarships will be awarded to three deserving students whose parent or guardian drives a Volvo truck.
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